Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Foresight Energy Services LLC et al

Filing 9

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER, The Court hereby CONSOLIDATES EEOC v. Foresight Energy Services, et al., 16-cv-01306-JPG-RJD with EEOC v. Mach mining, LLC, 11-cv-00879-JPG-RJD. All future filing shall bear the consolidated caption used in this order and shall be filed ONLY in EEOC v. Mach mining, LLC, 11-cv-00879-JPG-RJD. The Court will strike any filings in the case EEOC v. Foresight Energy Services, et al., 16-cv-01306-JPG-RJD subsequent to this order. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 12/12/2016. (jdh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
COMMISSION,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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MACH MINING, LLC,
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Defendant.
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
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COMMISSION,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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FORESIGHT ENERGY SERVICES LLC,
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WILLIAMSON ENERGY, LLC, FORESIGHT )
ENERGY LLC, SUGAR CAMP COAL
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LLC/BIG RIDGE, PATTON MINING LLC,
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M-CLASS MINING LLC, HILLSBORO
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ENERGY LLC, FORESIGHT ENERGY LP, )
FORESIGHT ENERGY LABOR LLC,
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MACOUPIN ENERGY LLC, MARYAN
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MINING LLC, and VIKING MINE LLC,
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Defendants.
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Case No. 11-cv-00879-JPG-RJD

Case No. 16-cv-01306-JPG-RJD

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s
(“EEOC”) Agreed Motion (Doc. 174, 11-cv-00879) for Consolidation. Pursuant to Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 42(a), the Court has discretion to consolidate actions that involve a common
question of law or fact. In these cases, the Court finds that there are common questions of law
and fact involving alleged violations of Title VII against related mining entities. The Court
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further notes that the parties have a pending Agreed Motion (Doc. 175, 11-cv-00879) for
Approval of Consent Decree involving both cases.
Therefore, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s
Agreed Motion (Doc. 174, 11-cv-00879) for Consolidation. The Court hereby CONSOLIDATES

EEOC v. Foresight Energy Services, et al., 16-cv-01306-JPG-RJD with EEOC v. Mach mining,
LLC, 11-cv-00879-JPG-RJD. All future filing shall bear the consolidated caption used in this
order and shall be filed ONLY in EEOC v. Mach mining, LLC, 11-cv-00879-JPG-RJD.

The

Court will strike any filings in the case EEOC v. Foresight Energy Services, et al., 16-cv-01306JPG-RJD subsequent to this order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: 12/12/2016
s/J. Phil Gilbert
J. PHIL GILBERT
DISTRICT JUDGE

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